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how to use vim?

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Recentlt,I have installed the vim ,but which puzzle me is how to use vim? what is worse , I even don't how to open vim ,could some help me?Thank you!!
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Re: how to use vim?

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Moved here from Tutorials & How To's
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Re: how to use vim?

Post by LarryP »

Here are a couple good links vim is an excellent very powerful editor but it can be a pain if your just trying to do some simple things.http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Vim_Tips_Wiki http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/
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Re: how to use vim?

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thank you very much ,i get it!!
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Re: how to use vim?

Post by newfie »

I'd also recommend you learn to use Nano. It's installed by default if I remember correctly.

Open a terminal and run "nano" command. If you just want to quickly edit and alter text files, nano is easier. But, I prefer VIM myself.
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